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I just thought I’d share with you guys some of my fave snack foods! When dealing with IBS, it’s always a good idea to have a few bits in your bag for those munchie moments that you know you can rely on not to make you so bloated! Fruit Original, I know, but think of […]

The three stages of trialling a low FODMAP diet are: Elimination Reintroduction “Personalise” So, you’ve trialled a good period of eliminating high-FODMAP foods. You think it’s helping. Now what? The next stage should be reintroduction. However, I feel many of us are getting stuck in stage 1, because we feel less bloated and have gained […]

I’m gonna keep this short, but I think it’s a point worth raising. Have you been to Japan? I went last July: One of the big differences over there is the toilets. Or, more accurately, the holes in the ground: For a country which boasts such an incredible culture of respect towards health, environment and […]

What do you know about organic food? Or, at least, what do you think you know about organic produce? Anyone who knows me well will know that I feel very passionately opposed to organic produce. In this post I hope I can persuade you of the myths surrounding organic produce and the global impact of […]

Think the low FODMAP diet isn’t working for you? Think again… Here are five things that make a difference to my IBS, even though I follow a low-FODMAP diet: 1. Disorganization. So, you’re eating mostly low-FODMAP foods, but at least once a day you’re eating things you know might set you off or having a […]

Okay. So here we are. It’s been quite a while, hasn’t it? I’d hate to say the classic ‘I’ve been too busy’ because, quite frankly, I believe that is never an excuse: if you want something enough you will make time for it, it’s just a matter of priorities. So why haven’t I written in […]

Some of you have been asking what I eat for lunch and what my favourite weekday dinner is. To give you an insight into how I stay healthy and FODMAP-friendly on the go, I’ve described here what I eat on a typical day. As you may know, my biggest healthy living motto is everything in moderation: I […]

You may (or may not) have noticed I’ve been somewhat AWOL with the blog and with Instagram and Twitter in recent weeks (unless you follow my personal account, in which case you will have been inundated with shots of Shanghai and sushi). This is because I’ve been to Japan and China in the last month. […]

These low-FODMAP, yummy pancakes are perfect for brunching on at the weekends or (if you’re like me) what you make on a Wednesday morning at 6:30am pre-work, because they’re so quick and easy to whip up! The recipe is taken from a book I read recently (and really recommend) called The Clever Guts Diet (https://cleverguts.com/). […]

Breakfast Replace… Weetabix with Nutri-Brex Muesli with Nairn’s gluten-free oat muesli Bread with gluten-free bread- see here for the most nutritious choice All those cups of milky tea with tea with lactose-free milk and try and substitute the rest with lovely herbal teas – especially green – which are refreshing and healthy Dinner Replace… Onions with […]

Everyone loves holidays. For me though, as I’m sure for many of you out there, it always meant days of tummy pain, bloating, unpredictable bowel habits and a few days of frustratedly trying to get things back to normal once home. But this time – for possibly the first holiday since I can remember- I had […]

The role of sugar in health has been long-contended. In part, this is because of all the differing definitions of ‘sugar’: raw, unrefined, cane, free, fructose, glucose, glucose-fructose, high fructose corn syrup… so why all the fuss? When you consume more sugar than your body needs, it stores the excess as fat – under the skin […]